In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

The heaviest rain slammed into the region Thursday night into early Friday morning, triggering flash floods and mudslides ...

A new prescribed burn, called Mh Dixie Irsc, was initiated 8:34 a.m. Feb. 12 in Plumas County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for two ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have been particularly lethal in parts of California where landscape, climate, we ...

Infrared images reveal the Dixie and Calldor fires in California, the Jerusalem Hills Fire in Israel, and multiple fires in Canada, Greece, Siberia, and Russia. Trump administration pulling almost ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

CAL FIRE SAYING THEY’RE NOW RANKED AS CALIFORNIA’S SECOND AND THIRD MOST DESTRUCTIVE. PALISADES FIRES BURNED MORE THAN 23,000 ACRES, WITH CONTAINMENT NOW UP TO 70%. THE EDEN FIRE HAS BURNED ...

View the map below to see evacuation zones and the fire perimeter of the Hughes Fire. The Hughes Fire has burned more than 10,000 acres already and was 14% contained as of Thursday morning.